By Psalmayene 24
Directed by Reginald L. Douglas

Abraham Lincoln’s head is missing. Chance, a Black performance artist, has surreptitiously removed it from the Emancipation Memorial—a Capitol Hill statue of Lincoln standing over a formerly enslaved man—and now it’s in his white liberal neighbor Adam’s shrubbery. This act of protest unleashes an absurdist chain of events when Adam knocks on Chance’s door, leading the two men and Chance’s wife, Brenda, down a path that questions how the symbols of our past impact our present. With sharp humor, hijinks, and a palpable love for DC, Helen Hayes Award-winning playwright Psalmayene 24’s searing new comedy explores race, memory, and the often privileged act of forgetting.

By Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Stori Ayers

Confederates is a funny, smart and moving satire about the struggles and triumphs of two brilliant Black women. If you liked Pipeline, Skeleton Crew, or Ain’t Too Proud, you’ll love this newest work by the Tony-nominee and Genius Grant-winner Dominique Morisseau. After the off-Broadway premiere, Stori Ayers directs a sparkling cast including Helen Hayes Award-winning Deidre Staples and Obie Award-winning Nikkole Salter.